goodness
English
/ˈɡʊdnəs/
noun
Definitions
- (uncountable) The state or characteristic of being good.
- (countable) The good, nutritional, healthy part or content of something.
- (uncountable) God.
- (Christianity) The moral qualities which constitute Christian excellence; moral virtue.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English goodnesse inherited from Old English gōdnes (virtue, kindness, goodness) suffix from English good.
Origin
English
good
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- agood English
- anti-good English
- dogoodery English
- feelgoodery English
- godwit English
- good English
- good faith English
- good morning English
- good name English
- good-minded English
- good-tempered English
- gooden English
- gooder English
- goodest English
- goodfella English
- goodfic English
- goodful English
- goodhearted English
- goodie English
- goodish English
- goodless English
- goodly English
- goodman English
- goodnight English
- goodo English
- goodship English
- goodsire English
- goodsome English
- goodthink English
- goodwife English
- goodwill English
- goody English
- gospel English
- makegood English
- nongood English
- nongoodness English
- overgood English
- scattergood English
- smallgood English
- stroygood English
- supergood English
- uber-good English
- ungood English
- wastegood English
- kut Finnish
- го́дный Russian
- годность Russian
- gōdnes Old English
- good Middle English
- goodnesse Middle English
- 굿밤 Korean
- gud Volapük
- gut Tok Pisin
- gutnem Tok Pisin
- gutpela Tok Pisin
- gudfala Pijin
- gud Nigerian Pidgin
- good
- goody
- goodo
- agood
- ungood
- gooden
- gospel
- gooder
- goodly
- goodie
- godwit
- nongood
- goodest
- goodman
- goodish
- goodful
- goodfic
- goodsire
- goodless
- goodship
- goodwife
- goodwill
- goodsome
- makegood
- overgood
- goodnight
- good name
- goodfella
- supergood
- uber-good
- stroygood
- smallgood
- dogoodery
- anti-good
- wastegood
- goodthink
- good faith
- good-minded
- goodhearted
- scattergood
- feelgoodery
- nongoodness
- good morning
- good-tempered